I heard a brief mention between 6 and 7.
On 30 April 2014 09:21, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk>wrote: > I'm pretty sure we will hear more over the coming days. There's bound to > be all sorts of journalists having a play around with the various history > tabs and user IDs, especially after David Gerard spoke about them so > eloquently on FiveLive on Friday! > > I dropped a note to Dave Lee and he's going to make the amend noted above. > He also mentioned the piece was featured on the Today programme, too. Will > see if I can find it. > > > On 30 April 2014 09:17, Brian McNeil <brian.mcn...@wikinewsie.org> wrote: > >> On 30 Apr 2014, at 01:04, Harry Burt wrote: >>>> >>> >> Some more today on the BBC (and probably others): >>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27203371 [14] >>>>> >>>> >> Its currently on the BBC homepage with the description "The >>>>> >>>>> charity that represents Wikipedia in the UK has condemned edits >>>>> made from government computers after more insults and vandalism >>>>> emerged." >>>>> >>>> >> This is what they've got from two IP addresses? Or, can we take it that: >> "Government machines were also used to vandalise, or "troll", on several >> pages, including: [...]" means the press are chasing other GSI addresses? >> >> >> Looks like a good write up (factually accurate) with some choice >>>>> quotes from Stevie. >>>>> >>>> >> On 30.04.2014 03:23, Jon Davies wrote: >> >>> Vandalism, surely! >>> >> >> Yes, and yes. >> >> >> There was a time when this would be used to knock Wikipedia. >>> Fingers crossed this will calm down now but you never know. >>> >> >> The UK's tech press, including the BBC, are now capable of having as much >> fun as we did with the US government[1]. I wonder how good they are at >> finding out more IPs, and linking them up to government departments, or >> offices. >> >> [1] http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews_investigates_ >> Wikipedia_usage_by_U.S._Senate_staff_members >> >> -- >> Brian McNeil >> -- >> Wikinewsie.org | http://wikinewsie.org | https://en.wikinews.org >> "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news." >> GPG Fingerprint: 7C3D FFD5 5ED5 B80F 1D18 A52B E84C 8928 6ABC A7AD >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Head of External Relations > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
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